The Roommate

The Roommate

SEPT. 21 - OCT. 21, 2018

Directed by TRACY BRIGDEN

The Odd Couple meets Breaking Bad in this wickedly funny comedy. With a recent divorce and her son living across the country, 50-something Sharon posts a listing for a roommate to fill the empty space of her Iowa home. Enter Robyn, a fascinating woman who needs a place to hide and the chance to start over. When Sharon begins to uncover Robyn’s secrets, she taps in to a deep-seated desire to abandon her comfort zone and live a life of danger and adventure. The Roommate cleverly navigates the rocky roads of change and hilariously examines what happens when the wheels come off.

ADVISORY: The Roommate is suitable for adults and teenage audiences. Sharon learns how to break bad through illegal scamming, drug use and dealing, a bit of strong adult language and mild sexual situations. You go, girl.

RUNNING TIME: The show runs approximately 95 minutes, with no intermission.

Margaret Daly

Sharon

Margaret Daly

Margaret originated the role in the world premiere production of The Roommate at the Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Her recent regional credits include the American premiere of Alan Bennett’s The Habit of Art at the Studio Theatre in Washington D.C.; All My Sons and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner at the Repertory Theatre of St Louis; The Music Man, A Delicate Balance and Jane Eyre at the Guthrie Theater; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Indiana Repertory Theatre and Syracuse Stage; As You Like It at Baltimore Center Stage; as well as productions at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, TheatreWorks, Magic Theatre, Cleveland Play House and many others. Off-Broadway, she has been seen in Theophilus North and in the New York premiere of Alphabetical Order at Keen Company; Is Life Worth Living?, Katie Roche and The Fatal Weakness at Mint Theater Company; and Bill W. and Dr. Bob at SoHo Playhouse. Her film and television credits include John Wick: Chapter 2 and the upcoming Chapter 3; House of Cards; Boardwalk Empire; The Blacklist; The Following; One Life to Live; and Law & Order. She is delighted to make her Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut.

Jen Silverman

Playwright

Jen Silverman

Jen Silverman’s work includes The Moors (Yale Repertory Theatre premiere, The Playwrights Realm NYC premiere), The Roommate (Actors Theatre of Louisville premiere, Williamstown, South Coast Rep, Steppenwolf), Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties (Woolly Mammoth world premiere, Southwark Playhouse U.K. premiere, MCC New York premiere) and Dangerous House (InterAct Theatre premiere, Williamstown, winner of a Steinberg Citation). Jen is a member of New Dramatists, an affiliated artist with The Playwrights Center in Minneapolis and SPACE on Ryder Farm, and has developed work with the O’Neill, New York Theatre Workshop, Playpenn, The Ground Floor Residency at Berkeley Rep and the Royal Court in London, among other places. She’s a two-time MacDowell fellow, recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts grant, a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Fellowship, the Yale Drama Series Award, the Helen Merrill Award and a Lilly Award. She was the 2016-17 Playwrights of New York (PoNY) Fellow at the Lark. Jen has a two-book deal with Random House for a collection of interlinked stories (The Island Dwellers) and a novel, forthcoming. Jen also writes for television and film, including Netflix’s Tales of the City (starring Laura Linney and Ellen Page) and a film project in development with Annapurna. Education: Brown, Iowa Playwrights Workshop, Juilliard. More info: www.jensilverman.com.

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Tracy Brigden

Director

Tracy Brigden

Tracy is very happy to be making her Cincinnati debut at the Playhouse in the Park. She served as Artistic Director at City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh for 16 years, directing over 50 productions of new plays, including world premieres by Christopher Durang, Keith Reddin, Adam Rapp, Jeffrey Hatcher and many others. Recent work includes Ironbound by Pulitzer-winner Martyna Majok, The Guard by Jessica Dickey and Hand to God by Robert Askins (City Theatre); An Act of God by David Javerbaum (Bucks County Playhouse); Heisenberg by Simon Stephens (Pittsburgh Public Theater) and Midsummer: A Play With Songs by David Greig (TheaterWorks, nominated for four Connecticut Critics Circle awards, including Best Production and Best Director). Upcoming productions include A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath at Arden Theatre Company and the American premiere of Oil by Ella Hickson at Olney Theatre Center. Prior to City Theatre, Tracy served on the artistic staffs of Manhattan Theatre Club and Hartford Stage. Visit www.tracybrigden.com.

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Anne Mundell

Set Designer

Anne Mundell

Anne is pleased to be making her debut at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Design work includes theatre, museum exhibitions, parade floats, industrial design, opera, symphony and dance for organizations across the United States. Current projects include The Revolutionists at City Theatre Company; Rosie Revere,Engineer and Friends at Theatreworks USA; A Doll’s House, Part 2 at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre; and the tour of The Play with Rocky Bleier. Anne has taught Scenic Design at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama for 30 years, including a 10-year term as Coordinator of Design. She is the recipient of The Frankel Award for contribution to the arts, the Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching, The Horbostel Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Fine Arts and was named one of Pittsburgh’s best professors by Pittsburgh Magazine. She is one of the founders of the internationally recognized Roboceptionist Project, a social robotics collaboration between the CMU Robotics Institute and the School of Drama.

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Tracy Christensen

Costume Designer

Tracy Christensen

Tracy recently designed the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close; Candide at Carnegie Hall with John Lithgow; and Carousel for London’s English National Opera. Other projects include the premiere of Anne of Green Gables at the Merry-Go-Round Theater; Kate Hamill’s adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, off-Broadway; Mamma Mia for the Idaho Shakespeare Festival; Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson; Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill(film for HBO with Audra McDonald); Souvenir (Broadway); Oklahoma! (Goodspeed Opera House); Long Day’s Journey into Night (Weston Playhouse); Seussical for Theatreworks USA (Lucille Lortel nomination); and The Glass Menagerie (Pioneer Theatre Company). She spent 10 seasons at Chautauqua Theater Company and is a faculty member at SUNY Purchase for Costume Design. Visit www.tracychristensen.com.

Lindsay Jones

Sound Designer and Composer

Lindsay Jones

Lindsay is happy to be returning to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where he has designed Shipwrecked! An Entertainment; Through the Night; and In the Continuum. His Broadway productions include The Nap, Bronx Bombers and A Time to Kill. Off-Broadway productions include Privacy and Kings (The Public Theater); Mankind and Bootycandy (Playwrights Horizons); Feeding the Dragon (Primary Stages); Top Secret (New York Theatre Workshop); and many others. Regionally, Lindsay has designed productions at the Guthrie Theater, Center Stage, American Conservatory Theater, Hartford Stage, Alliance Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, Old Globe Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and many others. His international credits include Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Canada) and Royal Shakespeare Company (England), as well as productions in Austria, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Scotland. Lindsay has received seven Joseph Jefferson Awards (24 nominations), two Ovation Awards (three nominations), an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, two ASCAP Plus Awards, three Drama Desk Award nominations, as well as nominations for Helen Hayes, Barrymore and many others. His film and television music credits include Cow Lamp Films' The View From Tall (opening in theatres on September 6) and HBO Films’ A Note Of Triumph (2006 Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject). For further information, please visit www.lindsayjones.com.

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Stephanie Klapper, CSA

Casting Director

Stephanie Klapper, CSA

Stephanie is thrilled to continue her collaboration with Blake Robison and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, having cast Shakespeare in Love,Mr. Joy, Be Here Now, Marie and Rosetta, Sooner/Later, Treasure Island and Murder for Two last season. Previously for the Playhouse, she cast A Prayer for Owen Meany, Disgraced, A Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre, Summerland, All the Roads Home and Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,The Secret Garden, Sex with Strangers, Mad River Rising, Native Gardens, The Revolutionists, To Kill a Mockingbird, Mothers and Sons, Bad Dates, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club, Safe House, Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical, Circle Mirror Transformation, Peter and the Starcatcher, Buzzer, Fly,Seven Spots on the Sun,Clybourne Park, 4000 Miles, Pride and Prejudice and A Delicate Ship as well as Shipwrecked!An Entertainment; The Book Club Play; Leveling Up; Abigail/1702; The Three Musketeers; and The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead. Her work is frequently seen on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally, as well as on film and television. She has many exciting projects running and upcoming. Stephanie is a member of the Casting Society of America.

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Andrea L. Shell

Stage Manager

Andrea L. Shell

Andrea is excited to be celebrating her 19th season with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, having worked on more than 90 productions. A highlight of every season for her is stage managing A Christmas Carol. Favorite Playhouse credits include Treasure Island; Be Here Now; Mr. Joy; Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End; Jane Eyre; Disgraced; Bad Dates; The Revolutionists; Peter and the Starcatcher; I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti; The North Pool; The Trip to Bountiful; Merrily We Roll Along; As You Like It; Behind the Eye; The Understudy; Blackbird; Durango; Around the World in 80 Days; Altar Boyz; Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming; Reckless; Ace; The Clean House; A Picasso; One; Abracadabra (2002-2007); The Bible … (abridged); and Dark Paradise. Regionally, she stage managed The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead (Dallas Theater Center); Ace (The Old Globe); Lost Prospect (Ingenuity Festival of Cleveland); A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Nutcracker (Cincinnati Ballet); and Snow White and Beauty and the Beast (Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy). She also served as the production stage manager for the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre. Andrea is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. She would like to thank her family, friends, Dylan and Scott for their unending support.

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Events

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Bonus! Extra Preview Performance

Be among the first to see the show before opening night and save! Preview performance tickets are discounted and begin at just $35. Not valid with other discounts.

Sept. 21 at 8 p.m.

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Preview Performances

Be among the first to see the show before opening night and save! Preview performance tickets are discounted and begin at just $35. Not valid with other discounts.

Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.

Sept. 23 at 7:00 p.m.

Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

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Opening Night

Share the excitement of Thursday opening nights with a lively post-show cast party with complimentary hors d'oeuvres by Vonderhaar's Catering.

Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

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Meet the Artists

Stay after select performances for a behind-the-scenes discussion with the cast and crew of The Roommate.

Sept. 30 at 2 p.m.

Oct. 7 at 2 p.m.

Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

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